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Bronchoscope: an important and easily overlooked vector of clinical infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2026
Wang Wei, Qi Lijuan, Wang Xinying, Wu Tingchao, Ren Ren, Cao Shenyun
Abstract excerpt
Objective: To investigate the role of bronchoscopes in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) outbreak and analyze the biological characteristics of the isolated strains, providing evidence for nosocomial infection prevention. Methods: A CRKP infection outbreak in a PICU was investigated. Four CRKP strains were isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of...
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